,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bhdi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #be1    
#bjaf ,mr4 ,sasse 7for himself and ,mr4 
,tester7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
ensure the ,government ,accountability  
,office has adequate access to          
information4  #a4 ,short title  ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,,gao ,access  
and ,oversight ,act of #bjaf4  #b4      
,access to certain information  7a7     
,access to certain information          
,subchapter ,,ii of chapter #g of title 
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     
#gba4 ,access to certain information    
7a7 ,no provision of the ,social        
,security ,act1 including section       
#dec7l7 of that ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#fec7l771 shall be construed to limit1  
amend1 or supersede the authority of the
 ,comptroller ,general to obtain any    

information or to inspect any record    
under section #gaf of this title4  7b7  
,the specific reference to a statute in 
subsection 7a7 shall not be construed to
 affect access by the ,government       
,accountability ,office to information  
under statutes that are not so          
referenced4  4  7b7 ,agency reports     
,section #gbj7;b7 of title #ca1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in the 
matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by     
inserting or planned after action taken2
 and  7#b7 by striking paragraph 7#a7   
and inserting the following3  7#a7 the  
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate1  
the ,committee on ,oversight and        
,government ,reform of the ,house of    
,representatives1 the congressional     
committees with jurisdiction over the   
agency program or activity that is the  
subject of the recommendation1 and the  
,government ,accountability ,office     
before the #fast day after the date of  
the report2 and  4  7c7 ,authority ,to  

obtain records ,section #gaf of title   
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
in subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 by striking 7a7
 and inserting 7#b72 and  7#b7 by       
inserting after the section heading the 
following3  7a7 7#a7 ,the ,comptroller  
,general is authorized to obtain such   
agency records as the ,comptroller      
,general requires to discharge the      
duties of the ,comptroller ,general     
7including audit1 evaluation1 and       
investigative duties71 including through
 the bringing of civil actions under    
this section4 ,in reviewing a civil     
action under this section1 the court    
shall recognize the continuing force and
 effect of the authorization in the     
preceding sentence until such time as   
the authorization is repealed pursuant  
to law4  4  7d7 ,technical and          
conforming amendment ,the table of      
sections for chapter #g of title #ca1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
inserting after the item relating to    
section #gbj the following3  #gba4      

,access to certain information4  4